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Ongoing events
Diplomatic response to Abkazian and South Ossetian independence Diplomatic response to Kosovar independence World economic crisis Treaty of Lisbon ratification Subprime mortgage crisis Russian financial crisis World food price crisis

Recent deaths

September 26: Paul Newman 25: Arthur Andrews 24: Sonja Savić 22: Thomas Dörflein 20: Nappy Brown 20: Ivo Žďárek 19: Earl Palmer 19: Dick Sudhalter 18: Mauricio Kagel 17: James Crumley 17: Ron Lancaster 16: Norman Whitfield 15: J. Patrick Rooney 15: Richard Wright 15: Marion Dewar 14: Mu Tiezhu 14: Gennady Troshev 14: Georgi Kitov 13: Olin Stephens 13: Peter Camejo 12: David Foster Wallace 12: George Putnam 11: Klaus Johann Jacobs

Ongoing conflicts
Acholiland insurgency Israeli-Palestinian conflict Colombian armed conflict Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Iraq War Insurgency in the Philippines Fatah-Hamas conflict War in Somalia Turkey-PKK conflict Second Chechen War Insurgency in Ogaden South Thailand insurgency Sri Lankan Civil War War in Afghanistan War in North-West Pakistan War in Darfur Civil war in Chad Sa'dah insurgency

Elections

Recent September 2 September: Vanuatu, Parliament 5–6 September: Angola, Legislature 6 September: Pakistan, Presidential election (indirect) 7 September: Hong Kong, Legislature 15–18 September: Rwanda, Parliament 19 September: Swaziland, Parliament 19 September: Mauritius, President (indirect) 21 September: Slovenia, Parliament 21 September: France, Senate (third of the seats) (indirect) 25 September: South Africa, President (by the parliament) Upcoming 28 September: Ecuador, Constitutional referendum 28 September: Austria, Parliament 28 September: Belarus, Parliament Upcoming October 8 October: Maldives, President 12 October: Lithuania, Parliament 14 October: Canada, Parliament 15 October: Azerbaijan, President 15 October: Jersey, General (1st Round) 16 October–: United Nations, Security Council 17/18 October and 24/25 October: Czech Republic, Senate (one third) 30 October: Zambia, President

Trials

Upcoming Austria: Josef Fritzl Canada: Larry O'Brien Estonia: Herman Simm Italy: Rudy Hermann Guede, Raffaele Sollecito, Amanda Knox Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Netherlands: ICTY Radovan Karadžić Singapore: Peter Lloyd U.S.: Aníbal Acevedo Vilá U.S.: Viktor Bout U.S.: Tom DeLay U.S.: Noshir Gowadia U.S.: William J. Jefferson U.S.: Kwame Kilpatrick U.S.: James Charles Kopp U.S.: O. J. Simpson U.S.: Ehren Watada Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Iraq: Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal Netherlands: ICC Thomas Lubanga Netherlands: ICTY Peru: Alberto Fujimori Sierra Leone: SCfSL Charles Taylor Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra US: Jena Six US: Brian Nichols US: José Padilla US: Phil Spector US: Ted Stevens

Upcoming holidays and observances

September 1–30: Ramadan (Islam) 20–29: Laylat al-Qadr (Islam) 20–October 5: Oktoberfest (Munich) 26: Manit Day (Marshall Islands) 26: Dominion Day (Canterbury, New Zealand) 26: Revolution Day (Yemen) 26: Bureflux (Discordianism) 27: French Community Holiday (French Community of Belgium) 28: World Rabies Day 28: Meskel (Eritrean & Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches) 28-30: Pchum Ben (Cambodia) 28: St. Wenceslas Day (Czech Republic) 28: Teachers' Day (Republic of China) 28: Ask a Stupid Question Day (United States) 29: Michaelmas (Christianity) 29: Inventor's Day (Argentina) 29: Boquerón Battle Victory Day (Paraguay) 29: Gold Star Mother’s Day (United States) 29: Queen’s Official Birthday (Western Australia) 29–October 1: Rosh Hashanah (Judaism) 29-October 9: Ten Days of Repentance (Judaism) 30: Botswana Day (Botswana) 30: Morelos' Birthday (Mexico) 30: Agricultural Reform Day (São Tomé and Príncipe) 30-October 9: Navratri (Hinduism) 30-October 14: Dasain (Nepal) October 1: International Day of Older Persons 1: World Vegetarian Day 1: Eid ul-Fitr (Islam) 1: Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Malaysia) 1: National Day (People's Republic of China) 1: Independence Day (Cyprus) 1: Children’s Day (El Salvador, Guatemala, Singapore, Sri Lanka) 1: Independence Day (Nigeria) 1: Independence Day (Palau) 1: Regent Exchange (San Marino) 1: Armed Forces Day (South Korea) 1: Tuvalu Day (Tuvalu) 1: Teachers' Day (Uzbekistan)